WC, WV, VT, what's the difference?

I've been taking Wing Chun Kung-Fu
Anyways, I've heard all this talk about Wing Chun, Wing Tsun, WingTsun, and Ving Tsun. I'm just wondering what the difference is.




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The spelling

Hello,

As Flavour has indicated the major difference is in the spelling. They are all pretty much the same thing with minor differences in applications. Some are more strength oriented while some lean towards a more "soft" approach. Ving Tsun is the spelling of the earlier students and was the name apparetnly favored by Yip Man, he formed the "Ving Tsun Athletic Association" and used that spelling. However, the difference really comes from the fact that Wing Chun/Wing Tsun/Ving Tsun do not translate directly into English. Hence each spelling is correct. Wing Tsun, now Wingtsun, is a marketting monicor which is used to distinguish Leung Tings methods from the others. Moy Yot uses Ving Tsun and many of the other studnets of Yip Man seem to use Wing Chun. I would say that Wing Chun seems to be the most common spelling and most widely known. But, all are correct and all mean pretty much the same thing. Also, the other branches seem to use Wing Chun to identify themselves. There are others in addition to Yip Mans lineage. Can get confusing, eh [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

Hope that helps. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Peace,

Dave

The difference is in what each is missing.

Whipping Hand is right. Individually they are each fairly powerful, but somehow lacking. When combined they form a super-style that is unbeatable. Just like Voltron. :p

Soup is good food.

The lion Voltron or the vehicle Voltron?

<HR>"Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform." - Mark Twain

They're just having fun with the English language.

Wing Chun

Say "Chun at the very front of your mouth. The "ch" almost becomes a "ts." Wing Tsun.

In Sweedish, a V is pronounced like an English W.

Ving Tsun.

English get's stupid like that sometimes. It's like the word "Drunk." It's written d-r-u-n-k, but it's prounounced "Jrunk." Same thing with "Tree." Unless you say it at the tip of your mouth, it's going to be indistinguishable from "Chree."

Your linguistics lesson for the day is over :)

Iron

The lion Voltron, I think. I'm not sure yet, I haven't achieved mastery.

Soup is good food.

"Wing Chun" is the general spelling of the art in English. It is the so-called phonetic way of writing in English the Cantonese pronounciation.

"Wing Tsun" is sometimes used by the old Hong Kong students of Yip Man but nowadays it's usually "Ving Tsun" as in the Hong Kong Ving Tsun Athletic Association.

"Wingtsun" is the way Leung Ting's organization chooses to distinguish it's own altered brand of the art.